Commission on aCCreditation implementing regulations

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Commission on aCCreditation implementing regulations Section C: IRs Related to the Standards of aCCreditation for Doctoral Graduate Programs for Internship Programs for Postdoctoral Residency Programs Section C: Doctoral Programs IR Name Old # New # SoA location Conduct of Doctoral Reviews C-31 C-1 D N/A Definition of "Developed Practice Areas" for Doctoral Programs and the Process by which Areas May be Identified as Such C-14 C-2 D Review of Applications for the Recognition of Developed Practice Areas C-14(a) C-3 D Appeal of Decisions for Areas Seeking to be added to the Scope of aCCreditation as Developed Areas C-14(b) C-4 D Academic Residency for Doctoral Programs C-2 C-5 D Record of Student Complaints in CoA Periodic Review C-3 C-6 D Discipline-Specific Knowledge C-7 D Profession-Wide Competencies C-8 D Diversity Education and Training C-23 C-9 D Positive Student Identification Consistent with Higher Education Opportunity Act C-25 C-10 D Distance and Electronically Mediated Education in Doctoral Program

The SoA do allow for some flexibility in the professional judgment of the CoA based upon the program's stated aim(s). However, the purpose of the CoA's accreditation review at the doctoral level is to evaluate "preparation for entry- level practice in health service psychology, regardless of the program's aims. At this

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